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Posted on August 03, 2011 10:25
Recommendations made by the Hargreaves review of intellectual property and growth have been accepted by the Government.
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Posted on July 29, 2011 10:58
According to the ICO, tweets addressed to an institution may constitute valid Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
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Posted on July 26, 2011 16:19
Member of staff failed to realise they had made an error while carrying out work on the University’s IT system.
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Posted on July 21, 2011 15:43
A research centre at Stirling University refused a request for information from a tobacco company on the grounds that it was vexatious under FOISA.
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Posted on July 12, 2011 10:29
A new research report from the University of Bedfordshire highlights the major role played by ICT in incidents of stalking.
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Posted on July 11, 2011 16:44
HE and FE institutions are being invited to sign-up to a new set of open metadata principles.
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Posted on July 08, 2011 13:59
Two new reports from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) emphasise that increasing amounts of money are being invested in products and services that have IP protection.
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Posted on July 05, 2011 15:23
The ICO has issued a warning to health organisations to do more to protect patients’ personal information.
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Posted on July 04, 2011 16:21
A recent report published by UK Trade and Investment emphasises how intellectual property protection is related to an increase in foreign turnover.
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Posted on June 30, 2011 10:45
A single European patent looks ever more likely as agreement is reached on the detail of a unitary patent.
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Posted on June 29, 2011 13:00
A free online course, Intellectual Property Rights for Educational Environments (IPR4EE) has been launched aimed at those involved in developing online and/or open learning and teaching resources.
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Posted on June 27, 2011 15:49
Two new Creative Commons Compatibility Wizards help users determine licence compatibility when blending CC licensed resources into new OERs.
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Posted on June 22, 2011 15:35
The Information Commissioner has ordered the Cabinet Office to disclose the details of 24 individuals earning over £150,000 per year.
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Posted on June 20, 2011 16:22
Following on from our earlier post on the Cookie Directive, the amended rules on cookies are now in force in the UK.
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Posted on June 16, 2011 16:45
A data controller is able to anonymise originally-personal data to make it free of data protection law constraints.
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Posted on June 15, 2011 16:00
A Sheffield Hallam University student faces extradition to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement.
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Posted on June 15, 2011 12:29
Two recent cases have highlighted the risks of posting inappropriate comments to social networking sites.
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Posted on June 14, 2011 14:29
A new law that comes into force today (14 June 2011) in England and Wales will make it easier to protect patent and design rights.
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Posted on June 10, 2011 15:10
The ICO has issued its most severe penalty yet for a series of data protection breaches.
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Posted on June 01, 2011 11:18
Peer To Patent is an online system that aims to improve the quality of issued patents.
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Posted on May 25, 2011 11:24
The ICO has published guidance on enforcing the new rules allowing a one year 'lead in' period for institutions to comply.
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Posted on May 23, 2011 12:28
The IPO has issued new strategy guidance for universities on how best to use their institution's intellectual property.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 09:41
The Hargreaves copyright law review calls for a loosening and simplification of some aspects of copyright law.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 09:38
The European Commission has launched a consultation on cloud computing. This will feed into the European cloud computing strategy due to be presented in 2012.
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Posted on May 12, 2011 13:31
Users of online photo-sharing service may have unwittingly signed away the rights to their own images.
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Posted on May 11, 2011 10:59
Institutions who share data might be interested in the ICO's latest publication. They have published a statutory code of practice on data sharing by public sector bodies, businesses and other organisations.
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Posted on May 10, 2011 09:55
ICO publishes guidance on compliance with the new law on how cookies and similar technologies are used.
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Posted on May 09, 2011 14:41
The Royal College of Art has launched two major new online resources that will be useful to educational professionals. The collections of digitised images will make significant works of art freely available for the first time.
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Posted on May 05, 2011 15:22
A Freedom of Information request reveals that plagiarism is still a problem for some Welsh universities.
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Posted on May 03, 2011 09:45
Amazon’s recent failure in its web hosting system highlights risks for institutions to consider when using computer services based in the cloud.
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Posted on April 27, 2011 10:41
Fines of up to £500,000 for the most serious incidents of sending unwanted emails.
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Posted on April 26, 2011 09:43
A dedicated 'one stop shop' has been produced, telling the public about their FOI rights, and a step by step guide on how to use them.
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Posted on April 20, 2011 09:11
This JISC infoNet infokit is an online resource that provides support and guidance to institutions development their RIM systems.
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Posted on April 19, 2011 09:00
A recent EU survey finds that 77% of 13-16 year olds have a social networking profile and 25% say their profile is open to the public.
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Posted on April 18, 2011 10:36
Failings in the technical process of redacting sensitive material from documents before publishing on line resulted in the blacked out portions being visible if copied and pasted into another document.
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Posted on April 07, 2011 13:54
A new e-learning module from the Strategic Content Alliance is now available, dealing with intellectual property rights in universities, colleges and other public bodies.
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Posted on April 05, 2011 11:04
The general Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010 comes into force this week (5/04/2011) and places three broad requirements on the public sector including colleges and universities.
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Posted on March 30, 2011 14:28
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Posted on March 30, 2011 14:10
Inform, the Scottish Information Commissioner’s latest newsletter on relevant FOI related legal developments and recent decisions includes a roundup of decisions considering whether remuneration -related information of public authority staff should be disclosed
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Posted on March 29, 2011 11:12
Cloud computing and data protection, new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
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Posted on March 24, 2011 11:15
This toolkit aims to guide information professionals in assessing cloud computing services for information use and storage, including development of a cloud computing strategy.
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Posted on March 24, 2011 09:33
The Budget supporting papers have indicated various proposed actions including a new Communications Act and proposals relating to intellectual property.
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Posted on March 17, 2011 14:29
The Draft Equality Act (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2011 for England have been withdrawn by the government for further review.
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Posted on March 16, 2011 15:58
Personal information including dates of birth, bank details and medical information was dumped in a skip which was then stolen.
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Posted on March 16, 2011 10:45
The draft Bill aims to strike the right balance between protection of freedom of speech and protection of reputation and includes new statutory defences and is open for consultation until 10 June 2011.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 15:07
The UK‘s first libel action arising from comments made via Twitter has resulted in a payment of £3,000 in damages and reportedly around £50,000 in legal costs.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 12:28
We have issued two new guidance papers on OERs: Strategic Managment of IPR for OER in UK HE and Legal Aspects of the Use of Child Images in OERs.
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Posted on March 10, 2011 10:12
Results of the competition to improve the way universities and colleges conduct research and manage their intellectual property rights have been announced.
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Posted on March 09, 2011 11:30
The 2010 Annual Report of the Scottish Information Commissioner confirms that the public are increasingly making use of access to information laws including FOI and that this is set to continue in the current economic climate.
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Posted on March 08, 2011 14:10
This short briefing paper, produced by the Strategic Content Alliance (SCA), demonstrates how the terms of Creative Commons (CC) licences can be embedded into a variety of resources.
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